Elastic cord or strand.



M. W. SCHLOSS.

ELASTIC CORD 0B. STRAND. APLlcATIoN FILED MAY 1a, 1912.

1,066,759', Patented July 8,1913.

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Application led lay 18, 18112. Serial No. 896,911.

To all whomz'tmay concern:

Be itl known that I, MEYER W. SCHLOSS, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of New York, in the borough of Manhattan and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inElastic C ords or Strands, ofewhich v the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates to elastic cords, strands or straps, the objectbeing to provide such an article wit-h an exterior surface capable ofaffording a frictional grip when brought into engagement with a body orsurface with which it may be associated. I have reference especially togarters and belts made of such elastic strands or straps wherein it isdesirable that the belt or strap shall retain a certain position andhold a waist or stocking at the corresponding position. In connectionwith shirtwaists it is customary to employ a string at the waist-line togather the lower edge of the garment and hold it in to the figure. Butan ordinary string or tape permits the waist to slip up and disarrangeits ii By using a belt or cord which has a good gripping surface, thewaist will the better .be held in position. Likewise if an elasticgarter strap such as commonly used by men is provided with a goodgripping surface, it will remain in position above the calf of the legbetter.

My invention, which is intended to supply the material from which suchbelts, garters and similar appliances may be made, consists ofan'elastic cord. or strandhaving an el'astic corev such-as rubber and acovering of woven, braided, wrapped, or'other textile fabric, saidcovering having interlaced with it and exposed upon the surfa'cethereofa coarser or thicker cord or thread than the threads of which thetextile covering is composed. This thicker cord or thread is associatedwith the threads of the covering in such a manner that it occurs alongthe length of the cord or strand at spaced apart intervals, presenting aseries of projections, ribs, or ridges, or a continuous rib or ridgespirally or otherwise arran ed upon the surface of the cord or stranThese projecx furnishes the ridge or ridges may tions when pressedintocontact with a garment enable the cord or strand'to grip the garmentand retain its position thereon. As4

a means for increasing the gripping action, I also propose that thisextra cord whicl be o rubber, since that material will take a betterhold and permit of less slip than a ibrous cord having a different kindof surace.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a side view, on a small scale,of a cord constructed in accordance with my' invention; Fig. 2 is anenlargedl detail View of a portionf of the cord shown in Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a view of a fiat, tape-like cord also constructed inaccordance with my invention.

a is an elastic core which may be composed of one or more strands ofrubber as desired. b is the ordinary textile covering for the core whichmay be applied the-reto by a braiding, weaving, twisting, wrapping, orother suitable process, so long as the core may be permitted to stretchto a certain extent.

c indicates the associated thread or cord `of either fibrous material orrubber, which isf interlaced in any suitable way withthe threads of thecovering b in order to hold it in place thereon, but which isconsiderably coarser or thickerthan the cords of whih the covering l) iscomposed, so asto aHord a projecting element 'or rid e wherever it ap'-Apears upon the surface o the finished article. This cord c is preferablyso associated with the threads of the `covering that the ridges which itforms are spaced apart con-4 siderably so that therewill be aconsiderable depression between adjacent ridges.

In Fig. 3 the elastic tape or ribbon is composed of rubber strands aarranged all in one plane to form a band, which is covered on oppositefaces with the textile covering b to which issecured, by interlacing invany -suitable manner, the coarsegripping cord c.

The'material in either of these forms may be made up into shirtwaistbelts and` is found to be very serviceable in holding the waist firmlyin place. As a garter' the tape form of Fig. 3 is very serviceable inthatithe proand being exposed et intervals to present 10 jecting ridges,especially if of rubber, afford exterior frictional surfaces', as setforth. an excellent'l grip lupon the undergarment In Wit-ness whereof, Isubscribe my signal above tllie caf of thedleg, preventing the ture, inthe presence'of two witnesses,

f gHaving describdiy invention, I claim: ,Y v MEYER W' SCHLOSS' Anelastic cor or strand comprising an Witnesses; elastic core, a textilecovering therefor'andl a, WALDO M. CHAPIN, rubber corel interlaced!-with the covering WILLIAM C. vLAM'.

